The Black Isle
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
THE BLACK ISLE (S8x32) 3C (4C set) Dances collected by Miss Milligan1- 8 1s followed by 2s+3s cast to 3rd place. 321, join hands on sides and set; 3s followed by 2s+1s cast back to place and all set. 123
9-16 All set, cross RH with partner; set and cross back RH
17-24 1s lead down and back
25-32 1s+2s dance "New Poussette":
25-26 1s+2s take prom hold with partner (Lady on Man's right) 1s facing down/out to Men's side, 2s up/out to Lady's side)
27-28 Couples dance out diagonally to sides and face diagonally in (1s down/in, 2s up/in)
29-30 Couples dance diagonally into centre to line across facing partner (1M and 2L BtoB in centre)
31-32 Couples turn partner RH to own side. 213
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagram
Dance Information
The Black Isle is an eastern area of the Highland local government council area of Scotland, within the county of Ross and Cromarty.Despite its name, the Black Isle is not an island, but a peninsula, surrounded on three sides by water - the Cromarty Firth to the north, the Beauly Firth to the south, and the Moray Firth to the east. On its fourth, western side, its boundary is delineated by rivers.
The Black Isle
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